The Bridge on the River Kwai: How Hollywood buried the grim truth of the Burma Death Railway

The Bridge on the River Kwai: How Hollywood buried the grim truth of the Burma Death Railway

A new series, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, is set during the Burma campaign. Will we ever get the full story of the ‘forgotten war’?

THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957) – AFI Movie Club

An epic war drama celebrated by the American Film Institute on its lists of the greatest American films – both the original and 10th anniversary editions – as well as among cinema’s greatest thrills and triumphs, THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957) is directed by the legendary David Lean – a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award – and features an all-star ensemble that includes Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa, Jack Hawkins and William Holde…